Grand Paris

The Métropole du Grand Paris (French:[metʁopɔl dy ɡʁɑ̃ paʁi], "Metropolis of Greater Paris") is an Établissement public de coopération intercommunale, or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation, an administrative structure for cooperation between the City of Paris and its nearest suburbs. The region came into existence on January 1, 2016 and includes the City of Paris, the communes, towns of the three departments of the inner suburbs; Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne; plus seven communes in the outer suburbs, including Argenteuil in Val d'Oise and Paray-Vieille-Poste in Essonne, which were added to include major airports. Grand Paris covers 814 square kilometers and has a population of 6.945 million persons.

The Métropole is administered by a Metropolitan Council of 210 members, not directly elected, but chosen by the councils of the member Communes. Its responsibilities include urban planning, housing, and protection of the environment.

Grand Paris Express

Grand Paris Express is a project of new rapid transit lines to be created in the île-de-France region, in France. The work could begin in 2014, with the first line opening between Pont de Sèvres Métro station and Gare de Noisy - Champs RER A station around 2020. This line was first proposed in the project Orbival, then integrated into the Arc Express project.

Proposed Lines

The project comprises four new lines, plus the extension of two existing lines (11 and 14). Originally, it was conceived that the new lines would be known by color (Red Line, Orange Line, Green Line, etc.). This changed in 2013 to continue the numbering convention that the RATP utilizes and will comprise new lines 15, 16, 17, 18.

Rolling stock

As of March 2013, the rolling stock of the Grand Paris Express lines will be the following:

Paris

Paris (UK:/ˈpærɪs/PARR-iss; US:i/ˈpɛərɪs/PAIR-iss; French:[paʁi]) is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is in the centre of the Île-de-Franceregion, also known as the région parisienne, "Paris Region". The City of Paris has an area of 105km² (41mi²) and a population of 2,241,346 (2014 estimate) within its administrative borders essentially unchanged since 1860.

Since the 19th century, the built-up area of Paris has grown far beyond its administrative borders; together with its suburbs, the whole agglomeration has a population of 10,550,350 (Jan. 2012 census).Paris' metropolitan area spans most of the Paris region and has a population of 12,341,418 (Jan. 2012 census), or one-fifth of the population of France. The administrative region covers 12,012km² (4,638mi²), with approximately 12 million inhabitants as of 2014, and has its own regional council and president.

Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, and the home of the University of Paris, one of the first in Europe. In the 18th century, it was the centre stage for the French Revolution, and became an important centre of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position it still retains today.

"Big City, Big Ideas" lecture series: Métropole du Grand Paris

Join us for a discussion with Catherine Barbé, the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Société du Grand Paris, about some of her experience and strategies with the implementation of the Grand Paris project, and insights and lessons on further integrating the Paris metropolitan region.
The Métropole du Grand Paris (Grand Paris) is an initiative launched in 2007 by former French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy for “a new global plan for the Paris metropolitan region,” which aims to improve the quality of life for the 12 million inhabitants in the Ile-de-France region, reduce intra-regional inequalities, and improve economic competitiveness of the region that accounts for almost a third of FrenchGDP. At the heart of the scheme lies an ambitious project to modernize and expand the regional ...